This dissertation examines the exotic woman’s character in four French novels, Lettres d’une Péruvienne (1747) by Françoise de Graffigny, Ourika (1823) by Claire de Duras, La jongleuse (1900) by Rachilde and Poisson d’or ...

This work was motivated by two major facts: the African environment is at the heart of the continent’s relationships with colonialism, neocolonialism and globalization; but there is not enough literary emphasis on this ...